American Jewelry?
Posted on 09/20/2006 12:59:42 PM PDT by Nachum
A large number of protestors gathered opposite the United Nations building in New York City Wednesday afternoon to protest Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and demand the release of Israel's captives.
Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, US Ambassador John Bolton, New York State Governor George Pataki, Holocaust survivor and author Eli Wiesel and human rights lawyer Alan Dershowitz, among others, addressed the crowd, which stretched down the streets and avenues surrounding the plaza opposite the United Nations.
Also attending the rally and issue emotional pleas for the release of their captive family members were Carmit Goldwasser, wife of IDF soldier Ehud Goldwasser, and Benny Regev, brother of Eldad Regev – both being held by Hizbullah.
"People are coming from as far away as California," Conference of Presidents Chairman Malcolm Hoenlein told Arutz-7 an hour before the rally began. "The plaza is already filled with Jews, Christians, Blacks, Whites, Hispanics – an unbelievable rainbow of the American people."
Hoenlein doubted that any of the rally's speakers would issue calls for an attack on Iran in order to prevent the Islamic republic from attaining nuclear capability, as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised the UN it would continue to pursue, Tuesday.
"The purpose of the rally is to show solidarity with Israel and to demand the release of the MIAs," Hoenlein said. "Leaders of the world meeting across the street will have a hard time not hearing our message and Ahmadinejad will know that his threats to wipe out Israel are unacceptable. The US is obligated to let him into the country, but we are obligated to let him know what we think."
More than 140 buses were on their way to the rally, organizers said, adding that many more people were flying in from across the country for the event.
The rally enjoys one of the widest array of organization support in decades. Jewish organizations from Meretz to Americans For a Safe Israel have lent their support and the Council of Torah Sages of the Hareidi-religious Agudah movement have made the decision to support the protest as well, calling upon members of the movement to attend.
In honor of the upcoming Rosh HaShana holiday marking the Jewish new year, hundreds of shofrot, ram's horns, were blown in unison during the protest.
The shofar has traditionally been blown both at times of trouble, to encourage the Jewish people to mend their ways, and during wartime, to rally the troops, demoralize the enemies of Israel and to signal Divine assistance for the Jewish nation.
Nice! Wish I were rich so I could fly in on this...
Tell them to keep blowing those shofars -- I mean wail, baby, wail. Send help -- need assistance -- NOW!
The US should have arrested Mahmood Imacrazyman when he touched down at JFK for his participation in holding the Hostages in 1979-1980.
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This is so good. I pray for their safety and for intense media coverage. I'm glad to see
Bolton participate. I wish Bush would say a few words.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1705058/posts?page=1
This was posted a bit earlier, with a slide show.
Absolutely!!! Lets keep the Jihad INSIDE the UN instead.
My only question is how many of these protesters will go to the polls in November and vote straight-line Rat tickets?
Thank you, John Bolton.
A well-spoken, earnest man.
That is why they are worse than worthless.
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